After receiving my Masters degree in Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, I decided to take some time off from academics. I wanted to get away from the high-paced lifestyle of the American university. I wanted to study Arabic. But I also just wanted another great life experience.
So this year I am teaching English in the former imperial city of Meknes in the Kingdom of Morocco (yes, there is a king, and yes, that actually means something here). I may return to academics afterwards or I may not. In any case, I am in Morocco for the coming year, and I would like to share my experience with you.
After almost every conservation and every encounter here, I think of something that I would like to write my friends and family about. For linguistic, political, religious, social reasons, Morocco is a truly fascinating place, and my literary talent will inevitably fall short of capturing it as it deserves. But I would like to try.
Not everyone will be able to visit and see Morocco, and fewer still will have the time to learn Arabic, French, or the Berber tongue Amazirigh. Fewere still will have the chance to really get to know Moroccans. So I am starting this blog, The Moroccan Dispatches, to share my experiences, my conversations, and my thoughts as I live, teach, and learn here in Morocco.
Welcome and enjoy!
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We look forward to your observations, encounters and of course opinions.
ReplyDeleteTake care & love you, Rick, Carmen & Zoe